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<div> Hey Jon.<br>
<font size="2"> I asked Ray and here is the answer</font><br>
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Subject: RE: from Jon page on p-tech<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:">Ronsen Piano Hammer Co.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"> Dale Erwin [<a href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com?">mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ray@ronsenhammer.com">ray@ronsenhammer.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> from Jon page on p-tech</span></div>
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<pre><tt><span style="color:black">I was handed a project that another tech could not finish due to a family</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">illness. New hammers are in the offing but I have a few concerns. </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">First, the shanks mic .210" but the hammers were bored to .218" (7/32). </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">That is way too loose. Could a paper shim be glued in on the non-string side</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">of the molding without causing a problem down the line? Secondly, the</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">hammers are bored close to the same length as these old, worn ones and there</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">are shims under the hammer rail already. What is a stock bore </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">for a S&S 1098? Maybe I should plug these holes and rebore to bring </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">the action parameters to original specs.</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black"> </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">Regards,</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black"> </span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">Jon Page</span></tt><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"></span></pre>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><br>
</span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos<br>
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com">www.Erwinspiano.com</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><br>
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:">Phone: 209-577-8397</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"><br>
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